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Reportedly 100+ victims. At least 12 lawsuits filed the late 1980s-early 1990s. Permanently removed from ministry in 1984. Trial in one suit with major verdict for plaintiff in 12/1990. Civil suit filed in 4/2006. Adamson abused in Winona prior to his 1975 transfer to the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese. All settlements estimated at over $6M. One 2006 case dismissed in 2010 was reinstated by Court of Appeals in 6/2011; rejected by MN Supreme Court in 7/2012. Was living in Rochester MN. Banned from church property. New suits 5/30/2013 and 8/28/2013 under a new MN law. Laicized in 2009. Deposition in 5/2006 released 6/11/2014. Adamson was to draw a monthly pension with medical and dental coverage for the rest of his life. Judge ruled for plaintiff 9/03/2014. Included in 10/2014 on the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese's list of accused. New suit filed 4/17/2016. Suit filed 5/23/2016 claimed abuse of a fourth-grade boy at the Cathedral 1969-1972. Named in a 10/2018 suit by four men against the Vatican. Died 2/25/2019. Reportedly in 5/2019, another victim joined the suit against the Vatican. Dismissed by a federal judge in 8/2023.

Ordained for the Great Falls diocese as Rev. Cyril Alltermatt. In 1955 he became the first superior of the Ave Maria Monastic HermitageI in the Diocese of Steubenville. He was then known as Fr. Cletus M. Altermatt, O.C.S.O. Included on the New Ulm diocese's list released 3/29/2016 of priests credibly accused of child sexual abuse.  Transferred to MN in 1962 and was incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm in 1968. Died in 1978. On the Diocese of Steubenville's list 10/31/2018. Noted to have been suspended from ministry in 1952. On the Billings-Great Falls list 8/21/2018.

Andert, appointed prior of St. John Abbey in 6/2007 and member of the Abbey's External Review Board, was investigated in 1994 for an improper sexual relationship with a minor student at St John's Prep. An Abbey spokesman denied credible charges were found but Richard Sipe, chair of the Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute at St John's in 1994, gave a detailed account in 2007, stating the investigation was inadequate, and that an inappropriate sexual relationship did occur. The former student who was the subject of the "relationship" with Andert took his own life in 12/2014. In 8/2015 Andert was placed on leave due to an allegation of sexual abuse of another former St. John's Prep student, in 1979 or 1980, who also claimed abuse by Rev. Allen Tarlton. St. John's announced in 2/2016 that the allegations were found unsubstantiated by a review board; Andert was reinstated. His accuser filed suit in 4/2016.

Included on the Dominicans St. Albert the Great Province list 4/21/2022, which notes that the Province first learned of Angers' sexual abuse of young boys in Fall 1975. Removed from ministry, sent to counseling. Sent in Fall 1976 to Villa Pius XII treatment center in Albuquerque NM, then to Via Caeli for treatment in Jemez Springs, where he died in 1978. Named added in 6/2022 to the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese's list of credibly accused. Assigned to St. Albert the Great in Minneapolis 1963-1965 and was Extraordinary Confessor to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Paul 1964-1965. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report, with at least one "reported survivor."

The Diocese announced in 8/2018 that Antus was credibly accused of sexually abusing a child in the 1980s at St. James Parish in Duluth. Per the diocese's list 11/26/2019, Antus was removed from ministry 5/16/2016 and his faculties revoked. He died 6/21/2020.

Accused in civil suit filed 4/15/2016 of the sexual abuse of a boy, ages 7-10, during 1978-1980 at St. Raphael's in Springfield MN. Retired in 2012. No prosecution because the alleged victim was deceased and his therapist would not testify. Ardolf worked in Winsted, New Ulm, North Mankato, Springfield, Canby, St. Leo, Sleepy Eye, and Nicollet. He died 8/1/2016.

St. John's Prep School headmaster 2006 -2013. The parents of a former St. John's Boys' Choir member in 5/2014 alleged sexual abuse of their son by Backous during the choir's 1990 bus trip across Europe; the parents reported the allegations to the abbot in 1991. The abbot paid for the son's counseling and apparently told the parents that Backous would no longer work with children. The sheriff told the parents he had no authority because the abuse occurred in Europe. The parents learned in 5/24/2014 that Backous said mass at Memorial Day weekend at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis; they informed the Archbishop. In 6/10/2014 the St. John's abbot wrote that the allegations had never been proven and that Backous was not working under any restrictions and was a priest in good standing. He also worked at Essentia Health in Duluth. Named in two lawsuits in 4/2016: a man claimed abuse at St. John's Prep 1982-1983 at age 16; the other was the same alleged victim of abuse at age 12-13 by Backous on the choir trip to Europe in 1990. The Abbey called allegations "without merit and false."

Identified 2/11/2015 as accused of sexually abusing a minor. A woman reportedly filed a claim alleging that she was molested as a child by Baglio in 1965. He was director of the CYO and the Catholic Youth Center in Minneapolis 1946-1967 and then pastor of Our Lady of Grace in Edina until 1977, when he retired to Miami FL. Baglio returned to the Twin Cities in 1993 and died 8/23/1997.

Teacher/trainer/coach in MN, MI, VA, PA. Molested boys and girls when giving massages for injuries. Removed in 2000 after MI allegation; under supervision. First known abuse was in MN in 1977; reported in 2003, settled in 2005. Settlement in 2012 of Order and JFK HS with 11 men re 1980s abuse announced 1/16/2013. Baker died by suicide 1/26/2013. The Altoona-Johnstown diocese knew of allegations in 2009. Allegations in 2011 surfaced re Bishop McCort HS in Johnstown PA. Multiple lawsuits. An $8M settlement with 88 survivors was announced 10/21/2014. The PA Attorney General announced charges against three TOR Franciscans responsible for Baker's assignments: Giles A. Schinelli, Robert J. D'Aversa, Anthony M. Criscitelli. Rev. Bradley Baldwin, TOR was suspended pending the investigation of his supervisory role. Baker's name was included on the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese's list of credibly accused in 10/2014. The Altoona-Johnstown diocese and TORs settled 28 claims in 9/2016 for $900k. Charges against Schinelli were dismissed due to the statute of limitations in 10/2017. D'Aversa and Criscielli pleaded no contest in 5/2018; they were fined and given 5 years probation. Their probation ended early, in 9/2021. A new lawsuit was filed in 8/2018. Baker's name was on the Youngstown diocese's list 10/29/2018.

Retired in  2000. In 3/2015 the Diocese publicly named Becker as having been accused of child sexual abuse decades prior. Becker died 2/8/2021.

Given name John. Entered the Benedictine order in 1952 and made final vows in 1957. Registered nurse. Ran the infirmary at St. John's Abbey 1958-1991. At least two St. John's Prep students accused Bennett of sexually abusing them. Abbey officials said that he had problems with alcohol and was later treated for abuse of prescription drugs. He lived at the Abbey under restrictions until his death 1/15/2007. The victims may have settled as part of a massive settlement announced in 10/2002 with claims regarding about 11 St. John's Abbey priests and monks. There was another settlement in 3/2011. Bennett's name was included on a list of monks likely to have offended against minors released by the Abbey 12/9/2013.

Named publicly as credibly accused of the sexual abuse of a minor(s) by the Diocese on its list sometime after 9/21/2017. Further, Bernauer was sued in 1991 by a woman claiming he harassed and molested her for a year while she sought counseling from him and while she was a part-time church office worker. Bernauer retired in 1991 and died 6/19/2016.

Named publicly as credibly accused of the sexual abuse of a minor(s) by the Diocese on its list sometime after 9/21/2017. It notes that Bester was a parish pastor until 1991, went on leave of absence 1991-1994, and had a hospital chaplaincy in the Duluth diocese 1995 until he retired 7/1/1999. Reportedly worked in Anchorage AK 2001-2005, when he was accused of soliciting sex from a man. The man sued the Diocese. Bester was laicized 12/15/2006 and died 1/2/2019.

Allegations against Bik in 1997 included "inappropriate sexual conduct with two teenagers in the 1970s," prior to joining the abbey and ordination. After the allegations were known, he continued to teach at St. John's Prep until 2002. The allegations were made public 7/29/2006. He was then residing at St. John's Abbey and working under restrictions. Bik's name was included on a list released by the Abbey 12/9/2013. A new lawsuit in 5/2016 alleged sex abuse in 1998 of a 15- or 16-year-old boy, who was a St. John's Prep student. The abuse was said to have occurred after Bik's admission of abuse in the 1970s.

On 12/31/2013, the diocese released its list of 17 clergy, including Blanchard, who had been credibly accused of sexual abuse of young persons while serving in the diocese and another five who had been accused while residing in the diocese at some time. Blanchard worked for 40 years in parishes in Duluth, Nisswa, Pequot Lakes and beyond, including 17 years as a chaplain at St. Joseph's Hospital in Brainerd. Retired 12/5/1993 and removed from ministry 12/27/1995. Died 8/11/2006.

Accused in 2005 of molesting a teenage boy many years prior. Blumeyer worked in the St. Cloud diocese 1965-1968. He died 10/5/1983. Member of St. John's Abbey. Allegations not made public until 7/2006. Two more accusers came forward after the first allegations. Blumeyer's name was included on a list of monks likely to have offended against minors released by the Abbey 12/9/2013. Included on the St. Cloud diocese's list released 1/3/2014 and the St. Paul and Minneapolis list 2/17/2014. St. Paul and Minneapolis personnel files released 05/19/2014.

On 1/24/2014, the Crookston diocese released a list of accused persons, including Bourassa, who previously was not publicly known to be accused. The Diocese provided no information about the allegations against Bourassa. He was trained at Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary in St. Paul and St. John's University/Seminary in Collegeville. Bourassa worked in the Crookston diocese his entire career, as a parish priest, high school teacher, and diocesan school administrator. He was made monsignor on 4/11/1990. Died 8/11/2004. Accused in a 5/2016 lawsuit of sexually abusing a minor 1965-1968 while at Sacred Heart in East Grand Forks.

Monsignor. Identified 2/11/2015 as accused of child sexual abuse in a notice of claim filed with the archdiocese and its insurers. Boxleitner, who was Director of Catholic Charities 1966-1998, is alleged to have molested a boy 1975-1980 at St. Joseph's Home for Children in Minneapolis. In 7/2014 it was reported that Boxleitner had been accused by Rev. Michael G. Kolar of trying to rape him when Kolar was a seminarian but not a minor. Boxleitner died 3/14/2013.

"Rick." Convicted in 1984 of possession of hundreds of items, including about 20 magazines, plus photos and albums, with images of teenage boys younger than 18 engaged in sex. Completed 2 years of probation and 6 months of treatment at a Catholic facility in MA. Responding to concerns of parishioners in 2003, the Crookston review board found no evidence of abuse. A police investigation found photos of nude young men, not evidently underage, posted by Boyd on the internet. Boyd denied wrongdoing. He took an indefinite leave of absence and resigned from his parish in 2003 saying 'innuendo and gossip' destroyed his credibility as a minister. Laicized in 2006. Boyd's appeal was pending. Added sometime after 9/21/2017 to the Diocese's list of those with credible allegations against them of the sexual abuse of minors.

On 1/3/2014 the Diocese of St. Cloud released the names of 33 clergy, including Brennan, who were "likely involved in the sexual abuse of minors." Brennan was assigned in the diocese to Holy Family in Belle Prairie 1958-1962, and to Our Lady of the Angels Boarding School 1958-1968. Brennan appears to have left ministry after 1968.

Accused in a lawsuit filed in 12/2018 of the sexual abuse of a girl in the 1970s and 1980s at Holy Innocents Catholic School in Waite Park. Also accused in the suit were five members of a family that ran the school. A St. Cloud diocesan spokesperson said the school was not part of the diocese. Brey, a Milwaukee priest, is listed in the 1988 Official Catholic Directory as On Duty Outside the Diocese in St. Cloud. Brey died in 2006. Per his obituary, he was "abandoned by the archdiocese....served Latin Mass Chapels throughout the United States."

Brisson is one of 10 individuals included in a settlement by St. John's Abbey of Collegeville announced on 3/28/2011. All of the accused taught at St. John's Prep or were assigned to parishes in St. Cloud. As part of the settlement, the Abbey committed to naming 17 accused priests in a letter to the St. John's community, including 8 of the 10 Benedictines included in the settlement. The two not named in Abbot Klassen's letter were Brisson and Fr. Pirmin Wendt. Brisson was reported as having 'left the abbey.' Behind the Pine Curtain reports that he worked in the Bahamas and Puerto Rico and that the alleged abuse occurred in Humacao, Puerto Rico, in the late 1970s. Brisson died in 1980.

Extern from the Agana, Guam diocese. Admitted to sexually abusing many boys on Guam as a priest and scoutmaster; active there 1940s-1981. Included on the Duluth diocese's list of credibly accused 12/31/13. Worked in the diocese 7/1981-11/12/1985 before removal from ministry. No faculties. Living in Pine City MN in 12/2013. Named in about 200 lawsuits. Complaints mostly of abuse of boys, including boys scouts and altar boys, and of at least two girls. Reportedly took nude photos of children, raped 10 boys each night in the 1970s at a Boy Scouts jamboree on Guam, engaged in group sex with children, and took several altar boys to MN and Canada where he sexually abused them. Deposed at age 96 10/31/2017-11/3/2017. Died 10/10/2018.

A man alleged sexual abuse at age 10 by Brown during sex education 'examinations' in Waverly, MN in the 1960s. A lawsuit asked the Court to unseal the Archdiocese's list of 33 credibly accused priests. Court documents in 2013 say that the Church knew about Brown's examinations as far back as 1966 and that Brown admitted to as many as 15 examinations between 1948 and 1966. He admitted looking but denied touching. He retired in 1991. Permanently removed from ministry in 2002. Included on the Archdiocese's list of credibly accused released 12/05/2013. Brown died in 2016.

Following a recent court order, on 12/16/2013 Bishop Quinn released a list of 13 names of priests who had credible allegations against them of abuse involving minors. Brown's inclusion on this list is the first public notice that he had been accused of abuse. The list updated 6/23/2014 shows that there were at least two allegations against him known by Diocese as early as 1985. He asked a minor male and an adult male to expose genitals under the pretext of checking their development. Similar allegations were made in 1992, 2003 and 2013 of abuse 1963-1971. Added to the Stockton diocese's list in 11/20, where he had faculties 10/1/2008-10/6/2008. Brown died 1/6/2010.

Named publicly in 2/2016 by the New Ulm diocese as having credible accusations of sexual abuse against him. The alleged abuse occurred at St. Andrew's in Granite Falls, where Buckley was assigned 1963-1969. Ordained for the Pueblo CO diocese, incardinated into New Ulm in 1959. Also worked in Glencoe, Seaforth, Bird Island, Taunton, Dawson, Cottonwood, Clarkfield and Milroy. Retired in 1978. Died in 1985.

Accused in a suit filed 10/2/2014 of sexually touching and forcing oral sex on a boy age 12-14 in the Sacred Heart parish hall in Robbinsdale in 1978-1979. The boy, known in court documents as John Doe 115, also accused the Sacred Heart pastor, Rev. John McGrath, of abusing him in the rectory. Buckley served in the Air Force before ordination and worked in 8 parishes during his career. He died 3/22/1999.

Name sometimes spelled "Bussman." The Archdiocese announced in 8/2016 that there were sexual abuse allegations of a minor against Bussman from when he was "still in ministry" in the 1980s. He had been on leave since 2003. Per his obituary there were "red flag warnings" during seminary. Further, he was sent to the Paracletes in NM for "spiritual renewal" during his second assignment. He was not in active ministry 1985-1998, working during that time as a surveyor of nursing and funeral homes. In 1998 Bussmann was assigned as pastor of two parishes which merged in 2001. In 3/2003 he was criminally charged with felony theft, indecent exposure and sexual activity while counseling parishioners. He was convicted in 2005 and sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by 10 years' probation. He was also required to register as a sex offender. Bussmann was found dead near his houseboat 9/3/2021.

Monsignor. Named publicly as credibly accused of the sexual abuse of a minor(s) by the Diocese on its list sometime after 9/21/2017. Pastor of St. Peter in Gentilly 1960-1983. Retired in 1983. Died 11/10/1992.

Pleaded guilty in 12/1991 to three counts of child sexual abuse. Retired in 7/1990. Died in 11/2003.

Following a recent court order, on 12/16/2013 Bishop Quinn released a list of 13 names of priests who had credible allegations of abuse involving minors against them. Cashman's inclusion on this list is the first public notice that he had been accused of abuse. Further information released by the Diocese 6/23/2014. Accused of making sexual advances toward several minor males prior to 1986, and of actual sexual contact with minor students and some seminarians. Sent to St. Luke's Institute. Cashman's privileges were suspended in 9/1992. Laicization pending as of 6/2014. Living at the time in Dallas, TX. Died in 2018. Accused in a 7/2023 lawsuit against Lourdes High School, Rochester Catholic Schools and the Diocese of Winona of sexually abusing a male Lourdes High School student, ages 14-16, in the early 1970s. Cashman worked at the school 1970-1977. The high school and Rochester Catholic Schools settled; the suit against the diocese was to continue, with a trial date of 7/22/2023.

Caskey admitted in late 2007 to writing "inappropriate letters" to an 18-year-old male who had reported them to police in 9/2007. Resigned from his parish. Not placed on leave by the Diocese until 1/2008 when he was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography; police found the child porn on his computer during its investigation of the letters. Pleaded guilty in 8/2008. Sentenced in 5/2009 to 1 month in prison and 5 years probation.

Report to the Archdiocese in 2002 that Charland sexually assaulted a boy, age 17, during confession while on Teens Encounter Christ retreat at a St. Paul parish in 1981. Charland was then campus ministry director at St. Thomas College in St. Paul MN. Left the order in 1984, married. Laicized 11/10/1989. Order released name as credibly accused 7/7/2015, and part of a 2/2015 settlement. In 7/2015 he was working as a therapist at a Woodbury MN counseling center. No longer listed on center's site 9/2015; professional license revoked. On Duluth diocese's list 12/3/2015; Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese's updated list 4/1/2019. It notes abuse in the 1970s, reported in 2018. Charland's file shows that he was removed from his position of Assistant Principal and counselor at St. Henry's Prep Seminary in Belleville IL in 1/1977 because the rector learned he had fondled a boy during counseling while the boy was sitting naked on his lap, and had touched him sexually during other counseling sessions. Charland admitted the abuse. He was quickly and quietly transferred to St. Thomas College. Involved in Teens Encounter Christ in the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese, among other dioceses, with the role of spiritual director. Continued to abuse boys during counseling sessions. Other documents created during the laicization process refer to additional victims and state that Charland's misconduct began before ordination. (The Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese's list erroneously states that Charland died in 2004; it was accused priest Peter Charland who died in 2004.) On the Belleville diocese's list 9/20/2022. Included on the Diocese of Superior's list in 11/2022; multiple allegations noted, occurring outside of the diocese in the 1970-1980s. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report. 

Ordained for the Diocese of New Ulm, where he worked until 1997. Religion teacher, St. Agnes High in St. Paul 1998-2002. Name included on the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis 10/23/2014 list of accused, noting substantiated claims of sexual abuse that occurred outside of the archdiocese. Removed from active ministry 3/26/2002. Living in Arizona in 10/2014. Name on the New Ulm diocese's list of credibly accused priests released 3/29/2016.

Former dean of students at St. John's University. Requested a leave of absence in 10/2002 from St. John's Abbey "for vocational discernment" after being accused of having engaged in sexual misconduct more than 10 years prior. The alleged misconduct not involve a student at St. John's University and did not fall under the legal definition of sexual abuse. Reports said if Connolly had not taken leave, he would have been placed under restriction by St. John's Abbey. Shows as on restricted duty as of 3/2011. Named as accused of abuse of a minor in a lawsuits against the Benedictines and Abbey in 5/2011 and 6/2011.

Following a recent court order, on 12/16/2013 Bishop Quinn released a list of 13 names of priests who had credible allegations against them of abuse involving minors. Cook's inclusion on this list is the first public notice that he had been accused of abuse. Further information released by the Diocese 06/23/2014. Complaint received in 10/2097 of the sexual abuse of a minor female. In 6/2014, the Diocese reported that the complainant withdrew the allegation approximately four days later. Cook retired 07/01/1998. Died 11/26/2004. No further allegations found in his file.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese of New Ulm on its list in 6/2021. Accused in at least one lawsuit. Ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, incardinated into the New Ulm diocese when it was created in 1957. Died in 1988.

Corica's name was included among 17 released by the Archdiocese in 10/2014, as part of a settlement of priests with substantiated claims of sexual abuse of minors against them. He left ministry 1995. In 10/2014 he was living in Minneapolis.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 12/31/2013. Worked in High Schools and as diocesan Superintendent of Schools. Retired 1/1/1995. Died in Brainerd 6/25/2016.

Identified 2/11/2015 as accused of sexually abusing a minor. A man reportedly filed a claim alleging he was molested at age 15 by Cowley in 1968, on a trip to northern Minnesota. Cowley was pastor at the Basilica of St. Mary in the 1960s and bishop of the Archdiocese from 1957 until his death in 1973.

Following a recent court order, on 12/16/2013 Bishop Quinn released a list of 13 names of priests who had credible allegations against them of abuse involving minors. Curtis's inclusion on this list is the first public notice that he had been accused of abuse. The Diocese updated his information 6/23/2014. Complaints of child sexual abuse were made against Curtis in 10/1988 and 6/1990. Sent to St. Luke Institute for treatment 7/1990. Ministerial privileges suspended in 1/1991 while at St. Luke's. Died 4/10/2001.

Received treatment for psychological problems in the 1960s. Accused of the sexual abuse of as many as four youths 1970-1978. The Abbey learned of allegations in 1987. Civil suits were filed in 1990, 1994, and an unknown date. At least two suits settled in 2002. Lived under restrictions at St. John's Abbey until his death 2/21/2004 at age 95. Name on 12/9/2013 list of monks likely to have offended against minors released by the Abbey. Also on the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese's list and St. Cloud list. Dahlheimer's St. Paul and Minneapolis personnel file was released 5/19/2014. Worked in the Owensboro KY diocese in 1964.

Ordained for the diaconate in 2009. In public announcements in 11/2012, Damiani's two younger brothers alleged that he sexually abused them between 1967-1970 when he was a teenager and they were young children. Over the years, they had demanded Damiani resign from his deacon duties but he refused. After the public disclosures and complaints to the Archdiocese, Joseph Damiani filed suit in 1/2013 against both brothers and SNAP for defamation. Both younger brothers countersued him. The suit later settled. The Archdiocese reopened its investigation in 6/2014 to clarify certain facts and determined that Damiani would be temporarily removed from ministry. On 10/26/2014 Archbishop Nienstedt announced that he was accepting his Clergy Review Board's determination that Damiani was fit for ministry. Archbishop Nienstedt ended Damiani's leave of absence and restored his faculties, declaring him a 'Deacon in good standing.' Damiani was again removed from ministry in 6/2019 for misuse of parish funds.

Named publicly as credibly accused of the sexual abuse of a minor(s) by the Crookston diocese on its list sometime after 9/21/2017. Priest of the Diocese of Saginaw, worked in E. Grand Forks 1952 and in Argyle 1952-1953. Died 11/15/1979.

Name added to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis list of credibly accused on 6/1/2022. Per his Order, de Ranitz was removed from public ministry in 1990 after self-reporting that he had sexually abused minors beginning in the 1980s. He died in 2018.

In 1993 a boy's father went to the Archdiocese with allegations. An official said the Diocese had a file on DeSutter regarding other sexual misconduct allegations and that DeSutter would be retired. Six years later he was still active. Two lawsuits were filed in 1999; settled out of court. A third suit was filed in 1996; dismissed due to the statute of limitations. Limited ministry 1998-2003. Moved to AZ without privileges, but was saying masses in 2002. Permanently removed from ministry in 2003. Died in 7/2016.

From the Netherlands. Started working in the U.S. in 1934. Assigned in NE, MN, NY, IN and OH. Name is included on the 3/8/2014 updated list of current, former and deceased Crosiers with one or more credible claims of the sexual abuse of minors. Died 12/25/1988. Allegation made at some point after his death. No information as to where abuse is alleged to have occurred.

Retired in 7/2015. In 8/2017 Bishop Levoir announced in a letter to parishioners that the Diocese had been notified of an allegation of one incident of sex abuse against Devorak, alleged to have occurred in the 1990s while Devorak was assigned to St. Pius X in Glencoe. He worked during retirement as a parochial vicar in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Removed from public ministry pending investigation. On 10/20/2017 the Archdiocese announced that the Glencoe Police Dept. had determined the allegation to be unfounded and that Devorak had been reinstated to ministry.

St. Cloud priest 1940-1969. Bishop of Rapid City SD 1969-1987. Died 12/13/1987. In 11/2018 the St. Cloud diocese announced that it had recently received a credible allegation that Dimmerling had sexually abused a minor while a priest of the diocese. Included on the diocese's list in 5/2019.

Extern priest from the Diocese of Dodoma in Tanzania living at St. Leo's in St. Paul while attending the College of St. Thomas. He received a Master's degree in Education in 1970. In a 1991 civil suit, a woman claimed Dinya sexually abused her during marital and emotional counseling in 1968. The suit also claimed he abused a mentally challenged teenage girl in 1968, and that the Diocese and Church were informed of that abuse and transferred him to another parish. Dinya apparently left the priesthood and went on to a long career in education. He died in 2010 in Minneapolis.

Pastor of St. William in Fridley. Removed in 2/2016 while under investigation for alleged possession of child pornography. Dolan's neighbors called police four times over a few years, reporting hearing a child crying and "in distress" in Dolan's apartment in Edina. Police searched each time and did not find a child. Admitted to police in 2/2016 to having pornography. Resigned from parish. Not charged as police could not prove the ages of the individuals in the images. In 5/2016 the Archdiocese was to begin an internal investigation. Bishop Hebda announced on 7/27/2020 that Dolan was authorized to return to ministry. Per the 2022 Official Catholic Directory, Dolan was retired.

In a 4/2002 letter to Bishop Harrington a woman complained that Duane sexually abused her as a girl in the late 1940s, while assigned to St. Ignatius in Spring Valley MN. Duane was there 6/3/1947-6/20/1954. He retired in 1979 and died 4/28/1993. Included on the diocese's list of names of credibly accused priests released per court order 4/13/2015.

In 5/2002, Dudley, who was the retired Bishop of the Sioux Falls, SD diocese, was accused of fondling an altar boy in a Minneapolis church in the 1950s. Dudley denied the allegations. The man said he was 11 or 12 when the abuse occurred. Two women also complained that he had molested them years previously. The Church investigation and determined that there was no evidence to support the complaints. Dudley retained active status. He died in 11/2006 at age 79.

One of four  priests with substantiated allegations against them named publicly by the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis 10/23/2014. Among Dummer's assignments: Althoff Catholic High School in Bellville IL; parish pastor in Sisseton SD; Assumption Parish in Richfield MN 1975-1981; Crookston diocese until 1996; lived at St. Mary's in St. Paul 1996-2002; Regions Hospital chaplain 1997-2006; resided with local Oblates of Mary Immaculate Superior 2002-2006. Faculties removed in 2006. Living with Order in MA in 10/2014. Per church documents released in a 11/2014 settlement agreement, a church worker found child porn videos in Dummer's room in early 1997 and again in early 1998. The worker said she gave the videos in 1998 to Vicar General Kevin McDonough and that McDonough destroyed them. Per another document, Oblate official Rev. Joseph Hitpas said he would destroy the porn. Dummer denied wrongdoing. On the Belleville diocese's list in 9/2022. Included in 11/2022 on the Diocese of Superior's list of credibly accused; abused noted to have occurred in 1986 in River Falls; removed or left 12/30/1986; laicized in 2006. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

Pastor of St. Peter's in Richfield since 2011. On 5/19/2015 the Archdiocese announced that there were credible allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor against Dvorak, occurring in the 1970s. Police were notified and Dvorak was placed on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. His reinstatement was announced by the Archdiocese 9/2/2015 after the Ministerial Review Board found the allegations to be "not substantiated."

Included on the Diocese of St. Cloud list of accused 1/03/2014. Prior to joining the St. Cloud diocese, Eccleston worked in the Archdiocese of Washington DC. He was assigned to St. Bernadette's in Silver Spring MD in at least 1950 and 1960. Began work in St. Cloud in 1962, incardinated in 1973. Died 2/9/2012. On the Washington DC archdiocese's list 10/15/2018, which notes having received a report of sexual misconduct in 1960; Eccleston was sent for evaluation and treatment, then assigned to ministry in St. Cloud. The WDC list also noted that he was arrested and convicted in MN in 1982. On the Charleston diocese's list 3/29/2019, where he was a visiting priest. Noted to be the subject of a settlement.

Given name William. Allegations made public in 2002 that Eckroth sexually abused boys and girls in the early 1970s at a cabin owned by the Benedictines. At least one lawsuit was filed in 1993 by two victims. He was ordered back to St. John's Abbey from the Bahamas and sent for treatment. The Benedictines may have known since the late 1980s of an earlier allegation. The Abbey paid $12K to at least one of his female victims. Eckroth was investigated for the 1974 murder of two girls who were sisters. In 6/2025 the case remains unsolved. He was living under restrictions at the Abbey. Name included on list of monks likely to have offended against minors released by the Abbey 12/9/2013 and on the St. Cloud diocese's 1/3/2014 list. Named in two more lawsuits filed 5/19/2014 against the St. Cloud diocese, the order and St. John's Abbey. Both men alleged they were abused by Eckroth when he was assigned to St. Joseph's parish in St. Joseph MN in the early 1970s. Eckroth was said in 2014 to have advanced dementia. A new suit was expected to be filed 9/19/2014. Eckroth died 5/24/2015.

As of 2002, Eidenschink was living under restrictions at St. John's Abbey. He was a former Abbot. He admitted to sexually abusing two monks who had not yet taken their final vows. One victim was molested prior to 1971 and the other was molested during Eidenschink's tenure as Abbot. He died in 6/2004, at age 89.

Worked in NE, MI and MN before moving to Phoenix in 2000. Admitted in 1991 to abusing boys in the early- to mid-1970s in Onamia, MN. Removed without privileges in 5/2002 after additional information was received. Had been working under restrictions for some time; Phoenix knew of his history when he arrived. Name also appeared on list of Phoenix priests complied by the Arizona Republic. As of 2014, was living under a safety plan in Phoenix. Included on the Crosier's list 2/8/2014. Added to the St. Cloud diocese's list 3/14/2014. Included on the Detroit archdiocese's list 6/10/2019. Died 7/28/2019.

Following a recent court order, on 12/16/2013 Bishop Quinn released a list of 13 names of priests who had credible allegations against them of abuse involving minors. Feiten's inclusion on this list is the first public notice that he had been accused of abuse. He retired from active ministry in 6/2000 and died 7/9/2001. After his death, two separate complaints of abuse of minor boys were received against Feiten. Abuse in 1969 was reported in 2002 and a second, undated complaint was made in 4/2006.

From Ireland. Per the Ames Daily Tribune of 10/29/1941, Ferguson had just returned from China after spending 10 years in the missions field. The same article refers to him as a member of the St. Columban's Mission Society of Omaha. A 1919 news article places him in St. Louis MO, and announces that he was soon to leave for mission work in China. He was a member of the Franciscan Servants of the Sacred Heart out of Omaha, NE per 2014 articles. A man who was an altar boy at Guardian Angels Church in Hastings, MN in the early 1950s filed a civil suit 7/2/2014 alleging anal rape by Ferguson and referring to multiple other victims. Ferguson was at Guardian Angels 1951-1965. Worked in MN, NY, NE, IA and Ireland. Died in the 1973 (apparently in Ireland). Included in 2/2022 on the Columbans' U.S. Province list of credibly accused. It notes two allegations, of abuse 1957-1958 and 1963-1964.

One of 17 priests listed on a memo in 8/2002 to Archbishop Flynn regarding priests with known abuse histories.   Filbin's name was omitted from the archdiocesan list released in 12/2013. Two women came forward in 2013 with separate allegations that Filbin sexually abused them as children at St. Pius X school in White Bear Lake. The abuse for both allegedly began when they were in grade school and continued for several years. Filbin's name was included on the archdiocese's list in 10/2014. He died 2/5/1990.

Placed on leave 8/27/2015 after the Archdiocese received a credible allegation that Fitzpatrick sexually abused a minor in the 1980s. Pastor at the time of Corpus Christi in St. Paul and St. Rose of Lima in Roseville. In the 1980s he was associate pastor of Holy Spirit in St. Paul and pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Little Canada. The Archdiocese announced 3/17/2016 that Fitzpatrick would be returned to ministry, saying law enforcement cited "a lack of evidence and the statute of limitations." The Archdiocese also stated that its Review Board said no "reasonable basis to find that the alleged abuse occurred."

Named publicly as accused by the Crosier Order on its list 12/6/2023. Professed vows in 1949. Assigned to Crosier Seminary in Onamia MN 1949-1985, Crosier Provincialate 1986-1987, Crosier Community of Hastings NE 1987-2000, Crosier Community of Onamia MN 2000 until his death 9/14/2013. Allegation received after his death. No information as to when or where alleged abuse occurred.

"Jerry." Foley admitted, some time before 2005, to sexual misconduct in the 1970s and early 1980s with women in his pastoral care. By 2005, Vicar General McDonough of St. Paul and Minneapolis was aware that at least one of those women was 'as young as 17,' and that some of the women whom Foley 'exploited' were known to Foley through Retrouvaille, a marriage renewal program. Foley had been a leader of Retrouvaille at least from 1984 to 2005. He was laicized on 9/22/2006. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Director of Crookston's Catholic Social Services Association, and for a year or two in the late 1970s he was the Executive Director of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, based in Des Moines IA. Foley was transferred in 1985 from the Diocese of Crookston to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, where he was a chaplain at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Paul until about 2004. In these years he was listed by Crookston as 'on duty outside the diocese.' Name included in 10/2023 on the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese list of accused.

Worked in St. Paul-Minneapolis 1980-1984, then in Sioux Falls diocese beginning in 1984; became its Director of Office of Youth Ministry. Incardinated into Sioux Falls in 1988. Assigned to St. Leo's in Tyndall and St. Vincent's in Springfield when accused in 9/2016 of sexual abuse of a minor late in the 1970s-early 1980s, while at St. Mark's in St. Paul. The police department said it would not investigate. Forcelle denied the allegations. Placed on Administrative Leave by the  Sioux Falls diocese pending an independent investigation. The Diocesan Review Board determined that the "facts asserted do not substantiate this allegation." Forcelle was reinstated in 11/2016.

Named publicly as accused by the Crosier Order on its list 12/6/2023. Worked in IN and CO. Lived and worked among the Asmat indigenous people in Irian Jaya in New Guinea, Indonesia 1967-1996. Adopted and raised an Asmat boy from infancy. Trenkenschuh died 3/27/1998 at age 59. Allegation noted to have been received after his death.

Assigned to St. Albert the Great Parish in Minneapolis 1964-1975. Left the archdiocese in 1975. Dispensation from vows in 1978. Died in 1995. Named as abuser of one or two boys 1972-1973 in a lawsuit in 2000; dismissed by the Minnesota Court of Appeals due to the statute of limitations. Lawsuit filed in 2005. Accused of abuse of a boy and giving him alcohol and marijuana. Case settled for $450K plus past therapy just before trial. Included on the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese's list in 2014. Per the Dominicans' St. Albert the Great Province list 4/21/2022, Frost was accused in Fall 1974 of abuse 1972-1973 and was removed from ministry at his parish.

Worked in MN, NE, IN, FL, HI, CA, SO, TX. Banned from IN for "planning" to molest. Suit filed in 9/2003 claiming abuse in the 1970s in MN. A second person alleged abuse in the late 1970s, given $30K for counseling. Allegations while Air Force chaplain in HI 1982-1984 and Palma High in Salinas CA 1984-1985. Another suit in IN 2007. Three claims were in a 2/2009 settlement with the Crosiers in MN. Terminated from the order in 1987, incardinated in the Lafayette IN diocese the same year. Removed in 1993. Multiple new suits 2012-2013. Admitted to abuse of as many as 50. Six claims settled in a 5/2013 Christian Brothers settlement. Named on revised St. Paul and Minneapolis list 2/17/2014. Included on the Crosiers' list in 3/2014. Also assigned to the St. Cloud diocese. Two suits were filed in 11/2014 by five men claiming abuse, including sodomy, by Funcheon in the 1970s and 1980s, four of them in MN, one in CA. Removed from the priesthood, living at Vianney Renewal Center in Dittmer MO as of 11/2014. Two suits were filed in 7/2015. Included on the Lafayette IN list 9/28/2018. Added to the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese's list in 11/2018.

On 1/03/2014 the Diocese of St. Cloud released the names of 33 clergy, including Gall, involved in incidents of likely claims of the sexual abuse of minors. Retired in 1993. Died 5/13/2004.

Gallatin was removed from his Mendota parish in 12/2013 after a review of his personnel file by an outside agency found reference to an incident of inappropriate conduct with teenage boy, occurring around 1998. No actions were taken in 1998. Evaluation, counseling and monitoring were ordered in 12/2013; the act was classified as a boundary violation, not a crime. The matter was reported to criminal authorities and another review was conducted. The Review Board determined in 6/2014 that "significant restrictions" were to be placed on Gallatin with continued monitoring and limited ministry not involving children. Allegations surfaced that he abused the same boy on a 1998 mission trip to WV. He was reassigned to a position with no parish responsibilities or contact with youth. The Archdiocese stated 7/2/2014 that Gallatin was scheduled to attend graduate school at Catholic University in WDC; that assignment was withdrawn in 8/2014 after protests. Gallatin's removal from ministry was announced 9/2/2015 after a new Ministerial Review Board found sufficient evidence of abuse. The case was referred to Rome for adjudication. Gallatin's laicization was announced in 10/2021.

Worked in the dioceses of Springfield, Chicago and Joliet IL, then St. Paul MN 1948-1959. Returned to Chicago after removal from ministry in 1960 by St. Paul. Transferred to Nashville TN; pastored parish there 1960-1974. Died 5/21/1974. A man reported abuse as a boy to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2007. No specific date was given for the abuse, but correspondence implies his history was known in 2007. Name included on the 2/17/2014 revised list of those with substantiated claims. At least one complaint in Nashville in about 2009 alleged abuse in the late 1960s. Included on the Nashville diocese's list 11/4/2021. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report. Included on the Franciscans' Our Lady of Guadalupe's list as of 1/2024.

Ordained at age 43. In 1989 a 20-year-old man accused Garding of sexually abusing him as a boy over a three-year period, beginning during confirmation classes. Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 6 months in jail and a 10-year stayed sentence. His victim sued in 1991; suit was dismissed. Later wrote book, "My Journey Alone" about his battle to suppress homosexuality and his quest for approval and love from an adolescent male parishioner. Privileges removed in 6/2002. Died in 11/2005 after an auto accident. Name included on the St. Cloud diocese's 1/3/2014 list.

A lawsuit filed in 2002 against two other priests (Moorse and Tarlton) included an allegation that Gillespie sexually abused a boy at St. John's Abbey in 1977-1978. He was living at the time under restrictions at the Abbey. Per a 7/13/2008 posting on Behind the Pine Curtain, four former students had accused him of abuse between 1977-1987. Gillespie's name was not included on the 12/05/2013 St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese's list, but it was one of 17 priests listed on a, 8/2002 memo to Archbishop Flynn regarding priests with known abuse histories. Included on the list released by St. John's Abbey 12/9/2013, by the St. Cloud diocese's 1/3/2014 list,  and on St Paul-Minneapolis' revised list 2/17/2014. Gillespie's St. Paul-Minneapolis personnel file was released 5/19/2014.

Ordained for Archdiocese of St. Paul. Incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm in 1957. Name included on a list released by Attorney Jeff Anderson 08/04/2014. Names were from a deposition of Rev. Francis Garvey, a former top New Ulm Diocese official, taken in 1/2014. Garvey reported that he confronted Gleason in approximately 1990 and that Gleason resigned and moved to CA. Gleason died 1/14/1998; buried in St. Paul. Accused in civil suit filed 5/23/2016 of the sexual abuse of 9- to 10-year-old girl, 1970-1972, at St. Michael's in Morgan.

Included on Duluth diocese's 12/31/2013 list of 17 clergy who were credibly accused of the sexual abuse of young persons. Reprimanded at some point for inappropriate behavior involving hugging and kissing. Assigned to parishes in Hibbing, Kerrick, Lakewood, Gnesen, Tower, Silver Bay and Duluth. Retired 7/14/1993. Died 6/5/2011.

Worked in VT, NM, TX, MO, MN, CA. Visiting professor at St. John's Abbey in MN in 1970 when he allegedly drugged and raped a student. Accusation made to the Abbey in 1971 by the boy's father. The boy died by suicide in 2/1971. Gopaul died in 1988 while working in the Los Angeles Archdiocese. Allegation made again by the victim's sisters in 2006. Abbey admits a complaint in 2002. The 1971 complaint was found in archives in 2006. As many as 10 other victims. Settlement in 2002. Included on the Santa Fe archdiocese's list 5/19/2021.

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Pastor of St. Michael's church in Duluth MN when placed on leave 5/23/2016 after he was accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy, age 15-16, in 1977-1978. The boy was a student at Cathedral High School, where Graham worked variously as principal, chaplain, religious studies department head, and teacher. Per the suit, the accuser's father had notified the Duluth diocese of the alleged abuse in 2010. Graham denied the allegation and filed suit in 7/2016 against his accuser. The Diocese of Duluth announced in 8/2018 that the allegations against Graham were credible. Jury trial for Graham's suit against his accuser 8/21/2018. The jury found that the accuser interfered with Graham's contractual duties when he filed his claim in 5/2016 but did not intentionally inflict distress on him. The accuser was ordered to pay Graham $13,500 in damages. On 8/26/19, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed. Graham was added to the Diocese of Duluth's list of credibly accused 11/26/19. Added to the Diocese of Joliet's list 12/13/19 as "permanently removed"; Joliet listed him as working 2000-2005 at Lewis University in Romeoville in the Joliet diocese. In 2021, the Diocese of Duluth reportedly received an affidavit by a second man alleging abuse by Graham as a child. Graham was included on the Chicago archdiocese's list of credibly accused 10/14/22. In the 2004 Official Catholic Directory, Graham had been listed by the Duluth diocese as on duty outside the diocese, with an address of 5119 N. Kenmore St. in Chicago, but with no ministry in Chicago specified. Included in the 5/23/23 IL Attorney General's Report.

In 3/2024 the Vatican's Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith found the evidence against Graham insufficient. The Diocese of Duluth removed his name from its list of accused 3/28/24. The Diocese of Joliet removed his name from its list of accused on 5/9/24. Graham was returned to St. Michael church in Duluth 5/17/2024. Retired 6/30/2024. The Archdiocese of Chicago removed his name from its list 9/20/24. In late 2024, the IL Attorney General updated the online version of his Report to reflect: the Vatican decision to reinstate Graham; the resulting removal of his name from the Duluth, Joliet, and Chicago lists; his return to ministry; and his retirement. The IL AG chose not to remove Graham from its Report "because the standard used by the Vatican ('there does not exist moral certitude of his culpability') is inconsistent with the standards used by the dioceses when substantiating the claim against Graham ('credible,' 'reasonable to suspect,' 'more likely than not')."

The assignment history for Graham, included by the Duluth diocese in its 11/26/19 list of accused, is supplemented by the diocese's announcement of Graham's retirement, which states that he "served for over a decade as Professor and Director of the Catholic Studies Program in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, from 2004-2013." The Official Catholic Directory does not index him in those years, except in 2012 and 2013, when he is indexed and listed as an instructor at St. Scholastica. In addition to the 2000-2005 visiting professorship at Lewis University, noted in the Joliet diocese 12/13/19 list, columns by Graham in the Duluth News Tribune identify him as a visiting professor in 2014 at St. John's University in Collegeville MN in the St. Cloud diocese, after he had been a scholar in residence there. The Official Catholic Directories for the late 1990s locate Graham in residence at Manhattan's All Saints church in the New York archdiocese. In 1997, an article in the Star-Ledger identifies him as associate professor of religious studies and director of the Caldwell Pastoral Ministry Institute, established in 1996 at Caldwell College in the Newark archdiocese.

Retired at age 53 in 1999. Relocated to Phoenix AZ. In 2006 a man told the Archdiocese that he was sexually abused at age 12 by Grieman in the early 1990s. Grieman was assigned at the time of the alleged abuse to St. John the Baptist in New Brighton. The man refused to release his psychological records and the Archdiocese found the claim wasn't credible. The Archdiocese reported the allegations to police; no investigation. The man reported to police himself in 2013. In 2010 Grieman sought to work in the Diocese of San Diego for the summer. The Archdiocese sent a letter of good standing to San Diego, mentioning the allegations. Grieman's name was not on lists of accused released by the  Archdiocese 12/2/2013 and 1/17/2014.

Accused in a civil lawsuit filed 4/15/2016 of the sexual abuse of a boy, ages 12-13, during 1965-1966 at St. Mary's in New Ulm. Removed from active ministry. Gross worked in New Ulm, Taunton, Rosen, Hutchinson and Watkins. Retired in 2003. Reportedly in 1/2019, Gross was returned to limited ministry on the recommendation of the Diocesan Review Board. The Brown County Attorney's office reviewed Gross's case and did not file criminal charges due to "lack of probable cause" and the statute of limitations.

Monsignor, Vicar General. Retired in 2010. Publicly accused in 5/2017 of the sexual abuse in 1971 of a 16-year-old boy. The alleged victim, who was seeking to train as a deacon, said he told Bishop Hoeppner of the abuse in 2010. In 5/2017 the alleged victim sued Hoeppner and the Diocese, claiming Hoeppner told him to keep it quiet or he would not become a deacon and that his priest-son's career would be harmed. Hoeppner had him sign a letter in 2015 rescinding the allegation. The man said he signed it to protect his son. The Diocese denied coercion and said they reported the allegations to law enforcement in 2011. The man's attorney said Grundhaus' name was not on a court-ordered list of accused priests given to his office in 10/2015. Grundhaus was suspended in 5/2017. The Diocese settled with the man in 9/2017; there was no admission of wrongdoing by Hoeppner, as a condition of the settlement. Another lawsuit naming Grundhaus settled 7/2019. In 9/2019 Grundhaus stated the incident occurred when the boy was 18, and was a misunderstanding. Hoeppner was forced to resign per the Pope's Vos Estis Lux Mundi in 4/2021. In 3/2022 the Diocese announced that its review board determined that Hoeppner had "engaged in inappropriate activity....with a young man." Prohibition from public ministry was to continue for a year, then the case was to be reviewed. In 4/2025 the Diocesan website shows Grundhaus as "Retired (On Leave from Public Ministry)."

Worked in MN, IN, NE, NY, AZ. Removed from work with minors in 1990. At least one claim included in a 2/2009 settlement with the Crosiers and nine accusers in MN. Accused of abuse of two 1973-1975. Assigned to Phoenix in 2000. Removed from public ministry in AZ in 2002, later placed under restrictions. Allegations were at least 15 years old. Name included on the Crosiers list released 3/8/2014, noting Guerrero was retired and living under a safety plan. Named in new suit in 7/2015. Per the Order's list in 12/2023, Guerrero died 12/5/2023.

Pleaded guilty in 1983 to sexually abusing a boy for five years in the 1970s. The boy's parents found out in 1982 and complained to church officials. Gustafson was sent to treatment. He also admitted abusing other boys. He paid $40 fine and served four to six months in jail. In 11/1992 a woman filed suit alleging she was sexually abused by Gustafson for about five years, also beginning in 1977. The suit settled in 10/2005. Gustafson was permanently removed in 2002 and sentenced by Vatican to life of prayer & penance. In a binding legal agreement in 7/2006, Archbishop Flynn declared Gufstafson to be medically disabled. Included in 12/2013 on the Archdiocese's list of credibly accused. Still receiving pension from Archdiocese in 2/2014. Reportedly in 9/2015, Gustafson was trying to raise money with a survivor (not abused by him) to buy the chancery fora healing center ("Gilead Project") for clergy sex abuse victims.

Well-known liturgical musician and composer. In 2020 news became public that Haas had long engaged in sexually predatory behavior toward young women. A report by Into Account in 10/2020 contained allegations by 44 women of spiritual and sexual abuse over 41 years. As a seminarian for the Saginaw diocese in 1979, Haas is accused of raping a girl, age 13, during a religious retreat in MN. The girl allegedly reported the abuse at the time and was shamed into silence by Revs. Michael Korf, Robert Carlson, and Archbishop John Roach. Haas denied the allegation. The Into Account report mentions rape and assault of girls ages 13-17 early in his career, after which he "learned" to wait until his targets were age 18. Haas did not go on to ordination.

Named publicly as accused by the Winona-Rochester diocese on its list 9/26/2019. Went on leave of absence in 7/1974; did not return to ministry. Laicized in 3/2016.

Following a court order, on 12/16/2013 Bishop Quinn released a list of 13 names of priests with credible allegations against them. This was the first public accusation against Hatch. The Diocese updated its list 6/23/2014. Hatch voluntarily ceased ministry and permanently left the diocese in 1963 after being removed for personal financial mismanagement and ignoring the Bishop's directives on same. Died 10/15/2005. The Diocese updated list 6/23/14, noting that it received complaint in 1996 that Hatch molested two boys and took pornographic pictures of a third. In 5/2013, the Diocese also received a complaint of child sex abuse 1959-1962. Accused in a 12/1205 lawsuit of abuse of a boy, ages 13-14, in 1962.

A woman filed a police report in 2003 stating that Hazel sexually assaulted her in 1986 when she was about 8 years old. The county attorney found insufficient evidence to prosecute and the case was closed in 2004. Hazel denied ever sexually abusing anyone. He retired in 5/2006. His name was included in a MN Public Radio database released 2/19/2014; it was not on the Archdiocese's list of clergy accused of child sexual abuse in 12/2013, revised 2/17/2014.

From Germany. Died in 1969 while in alcoholism treatment in the Twin Cities. At least three men have told the Archdiocese that Heitzer sexually abused them as children. The vicar general said there was "some indication" that leaders of the archdiocese knew about allegations at the time. One of the victims testified at the 6/2002 Dallas Bishops' conference. Heitzer has been termed "perhaps the most abusive priest" in the archdiocese. Included on the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese's list of credibly accused in 2/2013. Personnel files released 9/16/2014. It was revealed 9/17/2014 that Heitzer was assigned as a chaplain at a nursing home in 1969 in the New Ulm diocese after assault allegations. A lawsuit filed in 5/2016 alleges abuse of 12-year-old boy in 1965 at St. Scholastica in Heidelberg. Heitzer was said to have targeted the boy after the boy's father died in a car wreck. Included on the Crookston diocese's list of credibly accused; was a supply priest there in 1968.

Ordained for the St. Paul archdiocese. A man told the Archdiocese in 2010 that he had been sexually abused as a child by Henrich in the 1950s and 1960s at St. Margaret Mary's in Golden Valley. The Archdiocese did not reply to the man's letter until 8/2011. They admitted in their response that the Archdiocese had spoken to several other individuals who had been sexually abused by Henrich, but his name was never publicly released. Henrich was permanently removed from ministry in 1976 and died in 1992. His name was included the Archdiocese's 12/5/2013 list of credibly accused. A lawsuit was filed 12/16/2013. Included on New Ulm diocese's list released 3/29/2016. There are least 13 alleged victims.

Worked in IN, MN, NY, IL, MI, MD, AZ, and Rome Italy. Removed from public ministry in 1/2017 and placed on permanent restrictions due to allegations of "inappropriate touch of minors" occurring in the late 1970s in MN. Added to the Order's list the same month; noted to be living in Phoenix AZ under a safety plan. Added to the Phoenix Diocese's list, where he did administrative work for the Crosiers 2004-2009. Included on the Detroit Archdiocese's list 6/10/2019. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report; noted to have spent 1989-1990 at the Crosier Community in Chicago.

"Fran." Accused in a 1992 lawsuit of sexually abusing of a 16-year-old boy in 1982. The boy was living with Hoefgen as a foster son. Hoefgen knew the boy was suicidal when he invited him to move into his home. He admitted sexual encounters to the Church in 1984 after which he was sent for treatment; after six months he was assigned to a new parish. The suit was dismissed in 11/1993 due to the statute of limitations. An apology by Hoefgen was printed in the newspaper in 9/2002 as part of a group settlement involving several living at St. John's Abbey. Hoefgen was permanently removed in 2002 and laicized in 12/2011. Another lawsuit was filed 11/18/2013. Included in 12/2013 on the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese's list of credibly accused. His St. Paul-Minneapolis personnel file was released 05/19/2014. Hoefgen was arrested 05/21/2014 and charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct against a boy in 4th-6th grades, occurring 1989-1991. He leaded not guilty 9/5/2014. Trial was set for 5/2015. Acquitted. Files released in 11/2015 show a pattern of predation toward boys, beginning in the 1980s and continuing for two decades.

Worked in the Bahamas, ND, UT, CO, MN. Name included on a list released by St. John's Abbey 12/9/2013 of monks likely to have offended against minors. Hohmann was accused by at least two women of groping, pawing and sexually assaulting them in the 1960s when they were children attending St. Joseph's in St. Joseph. The women told the Abbey, which did nothing. Retired in 1976, died 1/24/1980. Also included in an addendum to the Duluth 12/31/2013 list. Included on St. Cloud diocese's list 1/3/2014. Accused in a suit filed 1/13/2016 of the sexual abuse of girl ages 11-16, 1961-1966, while he was St. Joseph's pastor.

Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list in 5/2022 of "those likely to have abused." Died 9/26/2019 at age 98.

Retired in 1991. Died 8/15/1994. In 9/2016 the Archdiocese released Hough's name and assignments due to a substantiated claim that he sexually abused a minor 1964-1966.

Accused publicly in 5/2019 of sexually abusing at least five boys when a Fathers of the Sacred Hearts seminarian and St. Mary's College student in Winona, MN 1968-1971. Claims were filed by three brothers against the Winona-Rochester diocese. Left MN, went on to work as a janitor for 30 years in Catholic and public schools in Albany, NY. Worked at summer camps in at least three states, drove school buses, volunteered for youth organizations. Accusations public in 12/2018 of the rape of at least two boys in the late 1970s when janitor at St. Teresa of Avila school in Albany. Died in 1997. Lawsuit filed in 8/2019 with Albany claims.

On 1/03/2014 the Diocese of St. Cloud released the names of 33 clergy, including Jacques, involved in incidents of likely claims of sexual abuse of minors. Worked in Sauk Centre, Morris and at St. Anne in Kimball. Died 12/4/1964 while at St. Anne, age 55.

Accused in the early 1990s by a woman of abusing her when she was 15. Jeub was already under investigation by the Archdiocese for problems with adult women. Evaluated and treated. Not actively ministering as of 7/1992. Civil suit filed in 1992. The woman turned down a $125K settlement. Jury found that he had not abused her. Returned to active status until 2002 when he was permanently removed. Another woman settled with Jeub and the Archdiocese over abuse when she was minor in 1969. Name included in the Addendum to Duluth's 12/31/2013 list. Laicization announced 11/29/2017.

From India. Arrived in the Crookston diocese in 2004. The Diocese knew rumors of his behavior by 8/2004. Jeyapaul abruptly returned to India in 9/2005 and was given a job by the bishop overseeing schools. In 2006, a girl told the Crookston Diocese that he abused her many times when she was age 14 in 2004-2005, including rape and forced oral sex. The Diocese deemed the allegations credible. She sued in 7/2009; settled in 9/2011 for $750K. Another girl said he sexually assaulted her on her 16th birthday in 2005. Sued; settled. The Vatican recommended laicization; the bishop in India refused. Suspended from ministry in India in 2010. Arrested in 3/2012 on an Interpol warrant. Extradited to the U.S. in 11/2014 to face charges in both cases. Pleaded guilty in 5/2015 to the 2005 sexual assault of the 16-year-old girl; sentenced to 1 year; freed due to time served. No conviction in the other case due to a plea deal. Deported to India. Bishop Arulappan Amalraj in Ootacamund, India lifted Jeyapaul's suspension in 1/2016, citing consultation with the Vatican's CDF. MN victim filed fed suit in 4/19/2016 against the India diocese. She won in 10/2016. As part of terms, Jeyapaul was removed by his Diocese.

Worked in the Dioceses of Duluth, Crookston, Belleville IL and in the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis. Name released by his order in 7/2015 as part of a 2/2015 settlement. Name added 11/3/2017 by the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese to its list of 19 "priests and religious brothers who have served or spent time in the archdiocese and have substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a minor against them." Left the Oblates in 1989. Died 5/31/1999. Included in 9/2022 on the Belleville diocese's list. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

Assigned to St. Joseph's in Bagley. In 10/2019 was named pastoral associate for the diocese's Formation in Discipleship Office. Placed on leave in 6/2021 due to allegations of child sexual abuse. In 4/2022 Bishop Cozzens announced that the allegations were determined to be founded but did not "constitute a grave delict of sexual abuse of a minor." Kaiser was a minor when the alleged abuse occurred. He was not to be returned to ministry "at this time."

Following a recent court order, on 12/16/2013 Bishop Quinn released a list of 13 names of priests who had credible allegations against them of abuse involving minors. Kaiser's inclusion on this list is the first public notice that he had been accused of abuse. Voluntarily resigned in 3/1968. Died 1/3/1973. The Diocese updated its list 6/23/1914 with additional information. Criminally charged in 5/1968 with the sexual abuse of a minor boy (sodomy). Pleaded guilty the same month and was sentenced 7/11/1968. In 1/1993, the Diocese received allegations that he abused a boy and a girl after his 1968 resignation. Included on the Santa Fe archdiocese's list 5/19/2021, where he spent time at Via Coeli in Jemez Springs, Las Vegas, Alamogordo, Santa Fe, and Corrales. 

Sued in 1995. Retired in 2002. Accused of sexually abusing a girl, age 13-16, in 1981-1984. Kept in ministry. Permanently removed from ministry in 2003. Kampa claimed in 2013 that he merely kissed the girl on the lips and gave her a hug on one occasion. Living in Victoria MN in 2013 at age 81. Name appears on the Archdiocese's 12/5/2013 list of priests with credible allegations against them of the sexual abuse of minors.

The "Polka Padre." Accused in a 1989 lawsuit of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy for two years, 1973-1974, after the boy sought counseling. Accused of sexual battery and clergy malpractice. Suit settled in 1990. In 1995 four men filed lawsuits claiming abuse as minors by Kapoun 1966-1981. In 2/1996 a jury awarded $550K in damages and $600K punitives to one victim. Decision overturned due to the statute of limitations. A second case settled and in a third the jury found outside SOL. Permanently removed in 2002. Admitted to at least three allegations. Included on the Archdiocese's list in 2013 of credibly accused. Still receiving funds from the Archdiocese for medical pension as of 2014. Died 12/10/2020 in Palmetto, FL.

Ordained at age 46. A woman filed suit 10/14/2013 alleging he sexually abused her in the late 1990s for 2-3 years, beginning when she was 13 and he was in seminary and would visit her family for meals. She told her family in 2006 and went to the Archdiocese. After investigating, the Archdiocese found insufficient evidence yet placed him under certain restrictions. Keating went on leave 10/13/2013 from the University of St. Thomas. Police reports indicate the possible sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in Italy. Keating denied all allegations. Not included on the Archdiocese's 12/5/2013 list of accused. Keating resigned 9/17/20/14 from his position at St. Thomas. Claim included in a $210M settlement with 450 MN victims in 5/2018.

From Ireland. Retired in 7/2012 after spending his entire career in the Duluth diocese. The Diocese announced in 10/2013 that over a year earlier, in 9/2012, it had received a credible allegation that Kelleher had sexually abused a minor female during his time as pastor of St. Joseph Church in Chisholm from 1975 to 1986. His privileges as a retired priest were removed in 10/2012.

Name included on a list released by St. John's Abbey 12/9/2013 of monks likely to have offended against minors. Keller died 11/26/1978. In a letter dated 6/7/2011, sub-Prior Licari acknowledged that a man alleged that Keller sexually abused him as a child 1956-1957, and that there were other credible allegations against Keller.

Kelly's name was released by St. John's Abbey 9/19/2017 as having been added to its list of monks "likely to have offended against minors." Taught music at colleges, including St. John's University. Worked in Collegeville, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Stillwater, Ball Club, Wayzata MN, and in AL during 1961-1962. Left the priesthood in 1973. Died in 2011.

A former St. John's Prep student accused Kelly of sexually abusing him over a 3-year period. In 1982 the student told the school's counselor, who told the abbot. A lawsuit was filed in 1992 and settled in 7/1993. As of 2002 Kelly had taken a leave of absence from the brotherhood. A 4/2002 article referred to the allegations as credible and said that he acknowledged wrongdoing and sought treatment. Named in new suit in 12/2009. Name on a list of monks likely to have offended against minors released by the Abbey 12/9/2013. Kelly was no longer a St. John's monk.

A man filed suit in 12/2007 accusing Kemp, who posed as a deacon at St. Agnes Parish, of sexually abusing him for several years in the 1980s. The abuse allegedly began when the plaintiff was in second or third grade and continued until he was between 10-13. The boy had gone to Kemp for counseling. Kemp was general manager of a Catholic TV station that had its studios at the parish. The Archdiocese promptly issued a statement denying that Kemp was ever a deacon or ever had privileges of any type, but acknowledge he may have presented himself as a deacon. Kemp was at St. Agnes Parish 1986-1992. He reportedly left MN in 1992, when the Church started doing background checks on clergy. The plaintiff reported the abuse to the Archdiocese in 2002, but no action.

Named publicly as accused by the Crosier Order on its list 12/6/2023. Worked in MN, IN, IL, FL. Died 4/5/1989. Allegation received after Kerich's death. No information as to when or where the alleged abuse occurred.

Kern sexually abused a boy in 1977 in a seminary swimming pool. In 1993 his victim went to the the vicar general and learned that Archdiocese had a file on Kern dating back to 1969, when he was accused of grabbing the genitals of two boys. He was transferred after the boys' mothers complained. The man filed a lawsuit which later settled. There are reportedly other accusers. Kern was supposed to never to work in another parish, but he was an active parish priest until 2002 when he took medical disability leave. Sued in 11/2013. In a 4/2014 deposition, Kern denied that his actions constituted abuse but that it consisted of nonsexual horseplay, hugging and wrestling. He also said that the Archdiocese never warned him that he could go to jail for his actions and never disciplined him. His name in 2013 was included on the Archdiocese's list of credibly accused.

Klaers worked early in his priesthood in New Ulm and Shakopee. He was assigned in 1965 to Hampton, then to St. Paul. In 1975 he transferred to Miesville and New Trier. He retired in 2002, continuing to help out in parishes until 6/2014. Klaers' name was included on the Archdiocese's 2/2015 list of accused, due to alleged abuse of an adolescent boy in the late 1970s. A lawsuit was filed 5/12/2016. Klaers denied the allegations. He died 3/12/2022.

Arrested in 9/1987 and removed from ministry. Charged with four counts of criminal sexual misconduct with three boys, ages 15, 13 and 12, and one girl, age 10, between 1985-1987. Police found 700 photos in his residence, including children in bondage. He was without assignment at the time of his arrest, working as a fill-in. Pleaded not guilty in 12/1987. Found guilty 12/18/1987. Named in at least four civil suits. Died 2/16/2000. New suit filed 12/09/2013 claimed abuse in the early 1970s. Named on the diocese's list of accused priests 12/31/2013. Jury trial related to civil case filed in 2013 was to begin in 8/2016. Klein died 3/2/2020 in Albuquerque NM.

On 1/03/2014 the Diocese of St. Cloud released the names of 33 clergy, including Klimek, accused of the sexual abuse of minors. Klimek held many positions within the Diocese, including Spiritual Director of Cathedral High School and Director of Catholic Charities. He died 8/7/1994. Included in 10/2022 on the Chicago Archdiocese's list, where he had worked briefly in the late 1940s as an extern priest. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report. 

Accused of sexually assaulting at least three girls while counseling them at a Catholic Youth Center. One alleged victim said she was molested in 1984 while on a retreat. The archdiocese learned of incident in 1986. Remedial measures were taken and he was left on staff. In 1988 the archdiocese learned of an alleged 1973 incident involving another girl; he was removed from staff. A civil suit settled for $6K. He admitted he was a sex addict. Voluntarily laicized in 1993. On St. Paul revised list 2/17/14. Personnel filed released by Anderson and Associates 7/23/14

Priest of the Nellore Diocese, India. Arrived in the US in 10/2008. Assigned to Ss. Peter and Paul in Blue Earth MN in 8/2009. Accused in 6/2013 of kissing and fondling an 11-year-old girl. Arrested 6/8/2013. Charged with second degree criminal sexual conduct. Released on bail 7/11/2013. Put on administrative leave without privileges. Admitted everything but fondling the girl's breasts. Pleaded guilty in 3/2014 to criminal sexual misconduct. Included on the Diocese's 12/16/2013 list. Sentenced to 25 years probation 3/31/2014 but was to be deported to India instead. Deported and handed over to Indian authorities 5/14/2014. The Diocese's information on Koppala was updated 6/23/2014.

Sometimes spelled Krakowsky. Correct spelling of last name is Krakovsky per his gravestone and obituary. Worked in OR, MN, PA and in multiple overseas assignments. A man filed a lawsuit in the mid-1990s alleging he was sexually molested by Krakovsky 1961-1964 at a Little Falls parish. A news article refers to four other victims. The suit names the St. Cloud Diocese and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The Archdiocese denied it was responsible because the Diocese was an independent entity. Krakovsky was iving at a monastery in Altoona, PA in 1995. He died 7/14/1997 in PA. His name was included on the St. Cloud Diocese's 1/3/2014 list. It gave no information as to where or when the abuse occurred. It did show he was the local superior of St. Louis Monastery in St. Cloud and was at Cathedral High School. On the St. Paul and Minneapolis list in 10/2014. Included on the Harrisburg diocese's list 8/1/2018. On the Wheeling-Charleston diocese's list late 2018, noted to have worked there 9/1991-4/1992.

In 2002 a man filed suit alleging abuse by Krautkremer at age 10 in 1977, and that the Archdiocese had gone back on its 1983 verbal agreement that the priest would be placed where he could not abuse children. Krautkremer was assigned to at least two more parishes. In 1989 he was assigned as a hospital chaplain, where he remained until he was permanently removed in 2002. The Archdiocese paid $20K of Krautkremer's personal loans in 2003. Civil suit dismissed on SOL in 2004; plaintiff appealed. Laicized in 2006. Died 6/15/17.

On 1/03/2014 the Diocese of St. Cloud released the names of 33 clergy, including Kremer, accused of the sexual abuse of minors. No information on the parish where the abuse occurred or when it occurred. In addition to other assignments, he was on the staff at St. John's Seminary, Diocese of St. Cloud. He died 11/18/1992.

Following a recent court order, on 12/16/2013 Bishop Quinn released a list of 13 names of priests who had credible allegations against them of abuse involving minors. Krough's inclusion on this list is the first public notice that he had been accused of abuse. The Diocese updated the list 6/23/2014 with additional information. Ministerial privileges indefinitely suspended in 6/2002 and he left active ministry. The Diocese reports he was confronted in 1993 with a naked picture of a 16-year-old boy taken in about 1978. Sent to St. Luke Institute for treatment and reinstated. Removed by the Diocese again in 1997 after an allegation of abuse 1969-1971. Sent again to St. Luke's. Assigned as chaplain for the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi in 1999. Ministerial privileges indefinitely suspended in 6/2002. Left active ministry after another allegation involving an adult male. Last known to be living in Barron WI. Died 10/12/2014. Laicization had been pending.

Following a recent court order, on 12/16/2013 Bishop Quinn released a list of 13 names of priests who had credible allegations against them of abuse involving minors. Kuisle's inclusion on this list is the first public notice that he had been accused of abuse. The Diocese updated information on its list 6/23/2014. Voluntarily resigned in 9/1971. Died 12/21/1971. Separate complaints made to the Diocese in 1994 and in 1999 by two female students who said he sexually molested them in the 1960s.

Accused in a 1993 lawsuit of sexually abusing an altar boy 1954-1961 when the boy was ages 11-18. Kujawa was assigned during the time in question to St. Joseph's in Bertha. He retired in 1985 and died 8/7/1991. Name included on the Diocese's list of accused released 1/3/2014.